跟讀練習: Anne with an E - Anne meets Diana (part two) (S1:E1) - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 48 個句子、341 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:55。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 117 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 76% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• agony /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/ (名詞) — 極大的痛苦. Extreme pain or anguish.
• imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ (名詞) — 想像力. The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
• oath /ˈoʊθ/ (名詞) — 誓詞 /誓詞, 宣誓. A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's…
• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (名詞) — 手指, 指頭 /指頭. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• scope /skəʊp/ (名詞) — 範圍 /範圍. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
• twist /twɪst/ (動詞) — 扭, 搓. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/ (形容詞) — 忠實 /忠實. Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
• disappear /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ (動詞) — 消失. To vanish.
• bride /bɹaɪd/ (名詞) — 新娘, 新婦 /新婦. A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
• bake /beɪk/ (動詞) — 烤, 烘. To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
• utter /ˈʌtəɹ/ (動詞) — 發出 /發出, 說出 /說出. Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.
• endure /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ (動詞) — 承受, 忍受. To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
• moonlight /ˈmunˌlaɪt/ (名詞) — 月光, 月色. The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.
• orphan /ˈɔɹfən/ (名詞) — 孤兒 /孤兒, 遺孤 /遺孤. A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
• vow /vaʊ/ (名詞) — 誓言, 誓約 /誓約. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• come from (動詞) — 來自 /來自. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
• go down (動詞) — 下降, 下去. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
• make up /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ (動詞) — 組成 /組成. To constitute, to compose.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 11 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, didn't, I'd。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• “th” 音: oath /ˈoʊθ/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/
• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, scrumptious /ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/

如何用這段影片練習

1. 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
2. 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 agony, imagination, oath 這類單詞。